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No. 264,853. Patented Sept. 26, 1882.

UNITED STATES PATENT Oreicn.

F. BARTON BROWN, 0F BosToN, MAssAoHUsETTs, ASSIGNOR, BY MEsNE ASSIGNMENTS, To CHARLES A. BURDITT AND FREDERICK 0. NORTH,

BOTH ()F SAME PLACE.

SHUTTER-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 264,853, dated September 26, 1882.

Application filed May 16, 1882-.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, F. BARTON BROWN, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented certain Improvements in Blind-Fastenings, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing, making part of this specification, said drawing representing an elevation of the in side of two blinds secured together by uiyim- -proved fastening.

My present invention relates to an improvement in the means of connecting and fastening blinds and shutters, the object being to hold them evenly and securely together when closed; and this invention consists in two metullic plates secured to the inside of the blindsone-plate provided with a stud projecting from its outer face, and with bifurcations at its outer end, the other plate having an end projecting into the space between the bifurcations ofthe former, and witha pivoted latch provided with a notch for engaging with the stud projecting from the bifurcated plate-whereby the blinds ma y be securely fastened together when closed.

To enable others skilled in the art to understand and use my invention. I will proceed to describe the manner in which I have carried it out.

In the said drawing, A B represent two blinds closed, to the inside of one, A, ofwhich (No model.)

ment of the latter when swung over to the right of a vertical line passing through said pivot. To the inside of the other blind, B,is secured by screws 9 h a metal plate, E, provided with bifurcations i 1', into the space between which enters the outer end, 10, of the plate 0, the bead and contiguous portion of the shank of the screw 9 projecting beyond the outer surface of said plate E, in order to allow the latch D to catch thereover, and thereby securely and evenly fasten the blinds together when closed, any longitudinal-i. a,

up and down-1novement of the blinds being prevented by the interlocking of the outer end, 70, of the plate 0 with the bifurcations i i of the plate E.

I hereby acknowledge the patent granted Daniel W. Barr, No. 162,011, and to the features therein described I make no claim.

I claim- 1. The plate E, attached to one blind and having bifurcations t" t projecting out beyond the closing-line, in combination with the plate F. BARTON BROWN.

In presence of A. P. HARRIS, EDw. F. OSHEA. 

